1.15.3 Field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell

Electric Field of Charged Spherical Shell

Electric Field of a Charged Spherical Shell

Shell Properties

Value: 2
Value: 1

Visualization Options

Value: 0.5

This simulation demonstrates the electric field of a uniformly charged thin spherical shell:

Outside the shell (r > R): E = q/(4πε₀r²) (same as point charge at center)

Inside the shell (r < R): E = 0 (no field inside)

Total charge on shell: q = 4πR²σ

The results are derived from Gauss's law and demonstrate the inverse-square law dependence of Coulomb's law.

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